A great deal of it is mental, the ability to learn within the game, to perform at a high level – often with injury – and to weather the ups and downs of an emotional game through a 16-game season.

Veterans get priority in the training room and better parking, but there is not a whole lot of difference in terms of how they’re treated in the competition for playing time. To me it doesn’t matter if a guy is a 10-year veteran or a rookie. If the rookie is better, he finds his way onto the field.
BRENDAN DALY

Differences Guy Years
I didn’t play in the NFL, and I didn’t play defensive line. But football, at the fundamental level, is football. It’s about motivating people and getting the best out of them.
BRENDAN DALY

Football Game Play Sports
The best coaches I’ve been around, even older guys, are continually learning new ways to do things and new ways to teach.
BRENDAN DALY

Best Coaches Guy Way
There is a great amount of precision within each individual’s technique and role in the play. When you put 22 of them out there, it can look chaotic but when you break down individual performance, it looks less so.
BRENDAN DALY

Play Roles Technique
A great deal of it is mental, the ability to learn within the game, to perform at a high level – often with injury – and to weather the ups and downs of an emotional game through a 16-game season.
BRENDAN DALY

Character Emotional Football
Once you’ve proved to [the players] that you can help them become better players, you’ve earned their respect. They respect if you’ve achieved at a high level in this league, but that’s not what they respect you for as a coach.
BRENDAN DALY

League Levels Player Respect

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